Crock Pot Country Ribs & Sauerkraut

Submitted by Katha

"Great when company's coming & you have a busy day ahead.All can be done the night before & started in the morning. Great served with buttered boiled red potatoes."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 907.18-1360.77 g country-style pork ribs
• 680.38 g sauerkraut (rinsed & Draned()
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 59.14 ml apple cider (can use apple sauce)
• 177.44 ml chicken broth
• 29.58 ml brown sugar
• 4.92-9.85 ml caraway seed
• pepper

directions

1. Brown ribs in a small amount of oil.
2. Remove from pan.
3. Add onion & brown sugar to pan,and cook until onion is lightly browned.
4. Combine onion mixture with sauerkraut in the crock pot.
5. Add cider,broth,caraway seed & pepper.
6. Place ribs on top of mixture.
7. Cover & cook on low 8-10 hours.

Reviews

[Hesster]

Made this today in my 6 quart pot. I did have to make some changes, though. I didn't have time to brown the meat and I don't like onions, so I left that out. I also didn't have any caraway, so substituted cumin instead. In an effort to make it lighter on the calories, I drained the sauerkraut juice into the pot and cooked the ribs on low for about 5 hours, then drained off the liquid and fat. I mixed the applesauce (unsweetened) and sauerkraut together, along with some salt and pepper and mixed it in with the meat. Then I mixed the chicken broth and sugar together and poured it over the top and cooked for another 4 hours. The result was lightly sweet and sour sauerkraut with moist, tangy meat. Next time I'll brown the meat for looks, but it wasn't really necessary.

 

[Little Squirrel]

This was good- the ribs were very very tender and the sauerkraut tasty and mild. I used apple juice and one chopped apple. My husband loved this - i felt it needed an extra ingredient but just couldn't put my finger on what. We will probably make this again. Thanks!

 

[PugGrannie]

Love to eat pork and sauerkraut in the fall. DH and I really enjoyed this today. Ribs were fall-off-the-bone tender. Used applesauce instead of cider. Eliminated the caraway seeds because DH does not like them. Added a few slices of cooked bacon to sauerkraut mixture. Will be making again.

 

[Ray Grodnicki]

This was fantastic. I forgot to buy the cider, so I put in a chopped apple. What a recipe for a nice chilly sunday while raking the lawn. Then, a cold beer, and some fresh rye bread and the football game.